Jhapas Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45665 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2025 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Jhapas Manjhi S/o Late Motichand Manjhi @ Moti Chandra Manjhi R/o Village- Mushari Tola, Bisambharpur, P.S.- Muffasil, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gyan Prakash, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 Heard Mr. Gyan Prakash, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 310 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that police received secret information that the petitioner along with others is indulged in selling illegal liquor. It is alleged that when the petitioner and others were chased, they managed to escape. He was identified by the local chowkidar. Altogether, 10 liters of country made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45665 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and he is having no criminal antecedent. His name has surfaced in the statement of local chowkidar.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 310 of 2025, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise, Judge, Excise Court No. I, Bettiah, West Champaran subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T